Myrrh

Commiphora myrrha

Chemotype: furanoeudesma-1,3-diene / curzerene type

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PLANT PART: dried resin
EXTRACTION: steam distillation
AROMA NOTE: base

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Aroma & character

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Aroma intensity: 50 / 100

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Note layer: base

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Cited dermal maximum · leave-on: No restriction cited
Phototoxicity: Not flagged in this profile
Oxidation risk: Unknown

A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.

No phototoxic furocoumarin restriction was identified in the cited myrrh sources.

Contraindications & cautions

moderateContraindicated during pregnancy and lactation; furanosesquiterpene constituents (e.g. beta-elemene, furanodiene-type compounds) are antiangiogenic and potentially fetotoxic, and myrrh has a historical use as a menstrual/uterine stimulant.
moderateDo not use on children under 3 years old; always dilute before topical application (do not use undiluted on skin).

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Inside the oil

20 constituents

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About this composition

This profile is anchored to Vessel's live GC-MS analysis for an organic Somalia myrrh batch distilled from dried resin. The batch is dominated by furanosesquiterpenes, especially furanoeudesma-1,3-diene and curzerene, with lindestrene, 2-methoxyfuranodiene B, beta-elemene, and germacrene B as the next strongest directly readable markers. This record now transcribes the full Vessel GC-MS constituent table (20 identified peaks totaling 94.31% of the chromatogram) rather than only the top markers.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
Furanoeudesma-1,3-diene	35.82%	35.82–35.82%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row 'Furanoeudesma-1,3-diene' 35.82%
Curzerene	27.3%	27.3–27.3%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Curzerene' 27.30%
Lindestrene	11.21%	11.21–11.21%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row 'Lindestrene' 11.21%
2-Methoxyfuranodiene B	6.67%	6.67–6.67%	oxygenated sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row '2-Methoxyfuranodiene B' 6.67%
beta-Elemene	3.69%	3.69–3.69%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Beta-Elemene' 3.69%
Germacrene B	2.07%	2.07–2.07%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row 'Germacrene B' 2.07%
Delta-Elemene	0.61%	0.61–0.61%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Delta-Elemene' 0.61%
Beta-Bourbonene	0.22%	0.22–0.22%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Beta-bourbonene' 0.22%
Beta-Caryophyllene	0.46%	0.46–0.46%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Beta-caryophyllene' 0.46%
Gamma-Elemene	1.17%	1.17–1.17%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Gamma-Elemene' 1.17%
Germacrene D	0.88%	0.88–0.88%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Germacrene D' 0.88%
Beta-Selinene	0.41%	0.41–0.41%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Beta-selinene' 0.41%
Alpha-Selinene	0.41%	0.41–0.41%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Alpha-selinene' 0.41%
Gamma-Cadinene	0.24%	0.24–0.24%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 1, constituent table row 'Gamma-Cadinene' 0.24%
Elemol	0.12%	0.12–0.12%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row 'Elemol' 0.12%
Tau-Cadinol	0.67%	0.67–0.67%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row 'Tau-Cadinol' 0.67%
Furanoeudesma-1,4-diene	0.59%	0.59–0.59%	sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row 'Furanoeudesma-1,4-diene' 0.59%
2-Methoxyfuranodiene A	0.75%	0.75–0.75%	oxygenated sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row '2-Methoxyfuranodiene A' 0.75%
Germacrone	0.52%	0.52–0.52%	oxygenated sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row 'Germacrone' 0.52%
2-Acetoxyfuranodiene	0.5%	0.5–0.5%	oxygenated sesquiterpene	View source GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia PDF page 2, constituent table row '2-Acetoxyfuranodiene' 0.50%

Profile source: GC-MS Analysis Essential Oil: Myrrh Organic Essential Oil from Somalia; Certificate of Conformity with IFRA Standards for Nikura Myrrh (Thin) Essential Oil; The Good Scents Company myrrh oil entry · https://auradrops.lt/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GC-MS_Essential_Oil_Organic_Myrrh__MY2021001B__VesselEO_c5f2333b-05b9-43de-9d0e-ea1c476e67b51.pdf ; https://nikura.blob.core.windows.net/pdfs/IFRA_Certificate_Myrrh_Thin_Essential_Oil_EO-MYRRH.pdf ; https://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/es1002061.html

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.

traditionally used in aromatherapy for grounding, meditative, and centering effects
reported to support skin comfort in traditional topical and wound-care folk use
used in perfumery as a warm, balsamic, slightly medicinal base note and fixative
traditionally associated with spiritual and ceremonial practices across many cultures
used in blends intended to promote emotional grounding and calm

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What we're still learning · 4 data gaps

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CAS for 2-methoxyfuranodiene B, 2-methoxyfuranodiene A, 2-acetoxyfuranodiene, and furanoeudesma-1,4-diene was not verified from a stable public chemistry reference during this pass.
odor_intensity 50 normalizes The Good Scents Company's categorical 'medium' odor strength into the archive's 0-100 scale rather than transcribing a published numeric intensity.
No public source located in this pass gave directly measured volatility-rate data for this myrrh batch.
The remaining 5.69% of the Vessel GC-MS chromatogram (94.31% total identified) was not itemized as individually named/quantified peaks in the source PDF and is not represented as constituent rows.